Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late March 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA01.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
25 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
52.0%Usable mileage13 / 25 records
100.0%Valid incident date25 / 25 records
100.0%Valid filing date25 / 25 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates25 / 25 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2018
2019
2020
Fuel System, Gasoline
116.7%ODI 11414916 · 30,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LEXUS NX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF A STORE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, A PEDESTRIAN INFORMED HIM THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID HAD BEEN POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL HOSE WAS TORN WHICH CAUSED A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED A TEMPORARY RUBBER HOSE WITH THE CLAMPS FROM THE RUPTURED HOSE…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 LEXUS NX300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING LEXUS NX300 2018: NEED URGENT RECALL: TOYOTA USA LEADERSHIP RELEASED ALL LEXUS NX300 2018 CARS TO THE MARKET WITH INCOMPLETE REVERSE CAMERA WHICH IS A LIFE THREATENING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY RESULTING IN HUMAN FATALITIES. HOWEVER, MR. DAVID CHRIST, THE VP OF TOYOTA USA & GM LEXUS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO MAKE EASY PROFITS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN THE 2019 MODELS BUT ALL 2018 MODELS REMAIN IN GREAT DANGER.
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 35 MPH I HEARD A LIGHT "CLICKING" SOUND AND NOTICED A 0.5 INCH STAR-SHAPED CRACK RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CRACK STARTED GROWING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD EVEN WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. OVERNIGHT, IT EXPANDED HORIZONTALLY AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE ATTACHED "BEFORE AND AFTER" PHOTO AND IS NOW ALMOST 80% OF THE WINDSHIELD WIDTH. IN MY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE HAVING BEEN THROUGH A GOOD DOZEN OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT WHEN TINY CHIPS OR …
UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION HAPPENED WITH THIS NEW 2018 NX AS WELL AS MY OLD 2015 NX200T AS WELL. IT HAPPENED ONCE SO FAR TO EACH. ONLY ACCELERATED ABOUT 3-4 MPH, AS I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH GOING INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. WHEN IT HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO IN MY 2015, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A ONE TIME THING BUT NOW KNOW IT IS A REAL ISSUE! I GOT FLASHLIGHT TO CHECK IF COULD HAVE BEEN MY FLOORMAT INTERFEREING WITH MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTHING EVEN NEAR IT BOTH TIMES! AS SOON AS I HIT THE BRAKE, IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A STOP BOT…
AFTER READING THE RECALL FOR 2019 NX300, I REALIZED IT COULD BE TRUE. A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH, DECIDED TO CHANGE THE LANE TO MY RIGHT WHICH WAS DEFINITELY GETTING IN-FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR WHICH MAY HAVE HAD BEEN @ 55MPH AND COUPLE CARS BEHIND ME. BEST OPTION WAS TO ACCELERATE SO I COULD BE IN THE NEXT LANE QUICKLY AND SAFELY - GUESS WHAT...IT TOOK A WHILE FOR MY CAR TO PICK UP THAT IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION TO THE RIGHT LANE. I ENDED UP SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WHO DEFINITELY MUST HAVE APPLIED BRAKE. I SURE HAD A GOOD GAP …
FEATURE ACC: CONTROLS ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKING TO MAINTAIN A PRESCRIBED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ONE IN FRONT. MAY BE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND CONTINUE. SAFETY ISSUE: THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR ARE UNAWARE MY VEHICLE IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND MAY REAR END MY VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LEXUS TOO.
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING LEXUS NX300 2018: NEED URGENT RECALL: TOYOTA USA LEADERSHIP RELEASED ALL LEXUS NX300 2018 CARS TO THE MARKET WITH INCOMPLETE REVERSE CAMERA WHICH IS A LIFE THREATENING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY RESULTING IN HUMAN FATALITIES. HOWEVER, MR. DAVID CHRIST, THE VP OF TOYOTA USA & GM LEXUS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO MAKE EASY PROFITS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN THE 2019 MODELS BUT ALL 2018 MODELS REMAIN IN GREAT DANGER.
THERE IS A REFLECTION ON THE INSIDE OF FRONT WINDOW SHIELD FROM THE SILVER TRIM THAT SURROUNDS THE DASHBOARD MEDIA SCREEN...IF THE SUN IS SHINING OR AT NIGHT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS REFLECTION IS VERY ANNOYING AND TAKES ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING SAFELY. I MENTIONED THIS TO AN EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE REPLIED...YES I ALSO HAVE A NEW NX AND I SEE IT BUT IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME!! IT SURE BOTHERS ME.
ON 11-05-2020 I WAS DRIVING MY NEW LEXUS (3200 MILES ON IT) ABOUT 55 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. IT WAS A SUNNY AFTERNOON AND 84 DEGREES. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND FROM ABOVE OUR HEADS AND THEN THE SOUND OF GLASS FLYING OFF FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROADWAY BEHIND US. THERE WAS NO ROAD DEBRIS, FLYING ROCKS OR CEMENT TRUCKS NEARBY THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A ROCK TO FLY UP AND BREAK THE GLASS ON THE SUNROOF. I THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN SHOT AT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT T…
I WAS INVOLVED IN HIGH IMPACT FRONT END COLLISION ON A HIGHWAY . LADY STOP ON HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR IS TOTALED A COMPLETE LOSS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED . EVERYONE AT THE SCENE INCLUDING WITNESSES COMMENT THEIR DISBELIEF . EMT AMBULANCE STAFF ON LOOKERS ETC ASKED WHY DIDN'T AIRBAGS DEPLOY .
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 LEXUS NX300. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AT THE RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PUSHING THE VEHICLE VEHICLE INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HIP AND HEAD TO THE WINDOW THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED UNDER CASE NUMBER 41240. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A CASE UNDER NUMBER: 190731-000361. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (DEALER INFORMATION WAS NOT KNOWN) BY …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 LEXUS NX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 2:45 AM THERE WAS A LOAD SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. THE TIRE EXPLODED ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN SINCE WEDNESDAY FROM THE INCIDENT DATE ON SATURDAY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISH BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND…
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
120.0%ODI 11408083 · 2,040 mi
FEATURE ACC: CONTROLS ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKING TO MAINTAIN A PRESCRIBED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ONE IN FRONT. MAY BE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND CONTINUE. SAFETY ISSUE: THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR ARE UNAWARE MY VEHICLE IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND MAY REAR END MY VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LEXUS TOO.
ABNORMAL, DRAGGING, NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE A BRAKE PROBLEM, COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN BRAKING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - NOISE LOUDER WHEN ON DOWNGRADE ON WHEN THERE'S MORE PRESSURE.ALSO AT TIMES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN REVERSING AND APPLYING SERVICE BRAKE. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS A NORMAL NOISE, THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS THE FUEL TANK AND THAT ITS FUEL MOVING AROUND. THIS ABNORMAL NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN STEP AND GO TRAFFIC. AND AT OTHER TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL FUEL LEVELS, DUE TANK AT/1/2-3/4 AND 1/4 . ALSO W…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Fuel System, Gasoline
Too few reports for a range
30,000 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 11414916 · 30,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LEXUS NX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF A STORE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, A PEDESTRIAN INFORMED HIM THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID HAD BEEN POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL HOSE WAS TORN WHICH CAUSED A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED A TEMPORARY RUBBER HOSE WITH THE CLAMPS FROM THE RUPTURED HOSE…
ABNORMAL, DRAGGING, NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE A BRAKE PROBLEM, COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN BRAKING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - NOISE LOUDER WHEN ON DOWNGRADE ON WHEN THERE'S MORE PRESSURE.ALSO AT TIMES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN REVERSING AND APPLYING SERVICE BRAKE. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS A NORMAL NOISE, THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS THE FUEL TANK AND THAT ITS FUEL MOVING AROUND. THIS ABNORMAL NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN STEP AND GO TRAFFIC. AND AT OTHER TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL FUEL LEVELS, DUE TANK AT/1/2-3/4 AND 1/4 . ALSO W…
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 35 MPH I HEARD A LIGHT "CLICKING" SOUND AND NOTICED A 0.5 INCH STAR-SHAPED CRACK RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CRACK STARTED GROWING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD EVEN WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. OVERNIGHT, IT EXPANDED HORIZONTALLY AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE ATTACHED "BEFORE AND AFTER" PHOTO AND IS NOW ALMOST 80% OF THE WINDSHIELD WIDTH. IN MY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE HAVING BEEN THROUGH A GOOD DOZEN OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT WHEN TINY CHIPS OR …
ON DECEMBER 28 RETURNING FROM A CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MY WINDSHIELD WAS HIT BY A PEBBLE IN THE RAIN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT STARTED AS A SMALL STAR AT THE POINT OF IMPACT BUT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK IT TO LEXUS MY LEXUS TIRE AND WINDSHIELD INSURANCE DID NOT COVER THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD. I SPENT A $500 DEDUCTIBLE FROM MY CAR INSURANCE AND HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. I NEVER HAVE SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. I HAD A TOYOTA 1996 CAMRY NEW FOR 23 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PEBBLE GROW FROM A STAR SHAPE NICK TO A FULL…
UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION HAPPENED WITH THIS NEW 2018 NX AS WELL AS MY OLD 2015 NX200T AS WELL. IT HAPPENED ONCE SO FAR TO EACH. ONLY ACCELERATED ABOUT 3-4 MPH, AS I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH GOING INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. WHEN IT HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO IN MY 2015, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A ONE TIME THING BUT NOW KNOW IT IS A REAL ISSUE! I GOT FLASHLIGHT TO CHECK IF COULD HAVE BEEN MY FLOORMAT INTERFEREING WITH MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTHING EVEN NEAR IT BOTH TIMES! AS SOON AS I HIT THE BRAKE, IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A STOP BOT…
AFTER READING THE RECALL FOR 2019 NX300, I REALIZED IT COULD BE TRUE. A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH, DECIDED TO CHANGE THE LANE TO MY RIGHT WHICH WAS DEFINITELY GETTING IN-FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR WHICH MAY HAVE HAD BEEN @ 55MPH AND COUPLE CARS BEHIND ME. BEST OPTION WAS TO ACCELERATE SO I COULD BE IN THE NEXT LANE QUICKLY AND SAFELY - GUESS WHAT...IT TOOK A WHILE FOR MY CAR TO PICK UP THAT IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION TO THE RIGHT LANE. I ENDED UP SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WHO DEFINITELY MUST HAVE APPLIED BRAKE. I SURE HAD A GOOD GAP …
FEATURE ACC: CONTROLS ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKING TO MAINTAIN A PRESCRIBED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ONE IN FRONT. MAY BE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND CONTINUE. SAFETY ISSUE: THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR ARE UNAWARE MY VEHICLE IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND MAY REAR END MY VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LEXUS TOO.
ON 11-05-2020 I WAS DRIVING MY NEW LEXUS (3200 MILES ON IT) ABOUT 55 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. IT WAS A SUNNY AFTERNOON AND 84 DEGREES. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND FROM ABOVE OUR HEADS AND THEN THE SOUND OF GLASS FLYING OFF FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROADWAY BEHIND US. THERE WAS NO ROAD DEBRIS, FLYING ROCKS OR CEMENT TRUCKS NEARBY THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A ROCK TO FLY UP AND BREAK THE GLASS ON THE SUNROOF. I THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN SHOT AT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT T…
I WAS INVOLVED IN HIGH IMPACT FRONT END COLLISION ON A HIGHWAY . LADY STOP ON HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR IS TOTALED A COMPLETE LOSS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED . EVERYONE AT THE SCENE INCLUDING WITNESSES COMMENT THEIR DISBELIEF . EMT AMBULANCE STAFF ON LOOKERS ETC ASKED WHY DIDN'T AIRBAGS DEPLOY .
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 LEXUS NX300. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AT THE RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PUSHING THE VEHICLE VEHICLE INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HIP AND HEAD TO THE WINDOW THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED UNDER CASE NUMBER 41240. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A CASE UNDER NUMBER: 190731-000361. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (DEALER INFORMATION WAS NOT KNOWN) BY …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 LEXUS NX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 2:45 AM THERE WAS A LOAD SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. THE TIRE EXPLODED ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN SINCE WEDNESDAY FROM THE INCIDENT DATE ON SATURDAY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISH BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND…
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control
Too few reports for a range
2,040 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 11408083 · 2,040 mi
FEATURE ACC: CONTROLS ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKING TO MAINTAIN A PRESCRIBED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ONE IN FRONT. MAY BE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND CONTINUE. SAFETY ISSUE: THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR ARE UNAWARE MY VEHICLE IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND MAY REAR END MY VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LEXUS TOO.
ABNORMAL, DRAGGING, NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE A BRAKE PROBLEM, COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN BRAKING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - NOISE LOUDER WHEN ON DOWNGRADE ON WHEN THERE'S MORE PRESSURE.ALSO AT TIMES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN REVERSING AND APPLYING SERVICE BRAKE. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS A NORMAL NOISE, THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS THE FUEL TANK AND THAT ITS FUEL MOVING AROUND. THIS ABNORMAL NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN STEP AND GO TRAFFIC. AND AT OTHER TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL FUEL LEVELS, DUE TANK AT/1/2-3/4 AND 1/4 . ALSO W…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2019: 10 complaints · 2020: 5 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2019
1
9
10
2020
4
5
5
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2019
10
0
4
2020
5
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline
Unknown Or Other
Vehicle Speed Control
Visibility/Wiper
Air Bags
Engine
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel System, Gasoline
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown Or Other
0
—
0
1ODI 11175733
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING LEXUS NX300 2018: NEED URGENT RECALL: TOYOTA USA LEADERSHIP RELEASED ALL LEXUS NX300 2018 CARS TO THE MARKET WITH INCOMPLETE REVERSE CAMERA WHICH IS A LIFE THREATENING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY RESULTING IN HUMAN FATALITIES. HOWEVER, MR. DAVID CHRIST, THE VP OF TOYOTA USA & GM LEXUS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO MAKE EASY PROFITS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN THE 2019 MODELS BUT ALL 2018 MODELS REMAIN IN GREAT DANGER.
ABNORMAL, DRAGGING, NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE A BRAKE PROBLEM, COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN BRAKING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - NOISE LOUDER WHEN ON DOWNGRADE ON WHEN THERE'S MORE PRESSURE.ALSO AT TIMES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN REVERSING AND APPLYING SERVICE BRAKE. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS A NORMAL NOISE, THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS THE FUEL TANK AND THAT ITS FUEL MOVING AROUND. THIS ABNORMAL NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN STEP AND GO TRAFFIC. AND AT OTHER TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL FUEL LEVELS, DUE TANK AT/1/2-3/4 AND 1/4 . ALSO W…
FEATURE ACC: CONTROLS ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKING TO MAINTAIN A PRESCRIBED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ONE IN FRONT. MAY BE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND CONTINUE. SAFETY ISSUE: THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR ARE UNAWARE MY VEHICLE IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND MAY REAR END MY VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LEXUS TOO.
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING LEXUS NX300 2018: NEED URGENT RECALL: TOYOTA USA LEADERSHIP RELEASED ALL LEXUS NX300 2018 CARS TO THE MARKET WITH INCOMPLETE REVERSE CAMERA WHICH IS A LIFE THREATENING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY RESULTING IN HUMAN FATALITIES. HOWEVER, MR. DAVID CHRIST, THE VP OF TOYOTA USA & GM LEXUS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO MAKE EASY PROFITS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN THE 2019 MODELS BUT ALL 2018 MODELS REMAIN IN GREAT DANGER.
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control
0
0
1ODI 11408083 · 2,040 mi
FEATURE ACC: CONTROLS ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKING TO MAINTAIN A PRESCRIBED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ONE IN FRONT. MAY BE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND CONTINUE. SAFETY ISSUE: THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR ARE UNAWARE MY VEHICLE IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND MAY REAR END MY VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LEXUS TOO.
ABNORMAL, DRAGGING, NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE A BRAKE PROBLEM, COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN BRAKING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - NOISE LOUDER WHEN ON DOWNGRADE ON WHEN THERE'S MORE PRESSURE.ALSO AT TIMES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN REVERSING AND APPLYING SERVICE BRAKE. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS A NORMAL NOISE, THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS THE FUEL TANK AND THAT ITS FUEL MOVING AROUND. THIS ABNORMAL NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN STEP AND GO TRAFFIC. AND AT OTHER TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL FUEL LEVELS, DUE TANK AT/1/2-3/4 AND 1/4 . ALSO W…
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Fuel smell or leak mentions
1 mentions · 4.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 30,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 11414916 · 30,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LEXUS NX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF A STORE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, A PEDESTRIAN INFORMED HIM THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID HAD BEEN POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL HOSE WAS TORN WHICH CAUSED A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED A TEMPORARY RUBBER HOSE WITH THE CLAMPS FROM THE RUPTURED HOSE…